Greg Koko Rakidjian gave LONG ISLAND 495ERS WHITE the lead in the first period, and EMPIRE STATE LEGENDS was never able to catch up in a close game that ended 5-3.

Rakidjian provided LONG ISLAND 495ERS WHITE with the game-winning tally when he scored 14:54 into the first period. A hooking penalty on Christopher Culot had put LONG ISLAND 495ERS WHITE on the power play. Mike Scardigno assisted on the tally.

Rakidjian had a great game for LONG ISLAND 495ERS WHITE, netting two goals.

LONG ISLAND 495ERS WHITE managed to stay out of the box for the most part, finishing with one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Even so, LONG ISLAND 495ERS WHITE surpassed its low season average of 1.0 penalty minutes per game.

LONG ISLAND 495ERS WHITE also got points from Rob Brian, who also registered one goal and one assist. Others who scored for LONG ISLAND 495ERS WHITE included Mike Lasher and Jeff Stern, who each put in one. In addition, LONG ISLAND 495ERS WHITE received assists from Nick Lang, who had two and Sean Corcoran, Thomas Kostiw, and Nick Harris, who each chipped in one.

EMPIRE STATE LEGENDS was led by Robert Curylo, who grabbed two goals. Curylo scored the first of his two goals at 11:42 into the first period to make the score 2-1 EMPIRE STATE LEGENDS. Pat Rosa picked up the assist. Curylo's next tally made the score 4-3 LONG ISLAND 495ERS WHITE with 7:27 left in the second period. Culot provided the assist. Sam Sherman also scored for EMPIRE STATE LEGENDS.

LONG ISLAND 495ERS WHITE's Rob Perepezko stopped 20 shots out of the 23 that he faced. LONG ISLAND 495ERS WHITE registered one goal on two power play opportunities. Kevin Mashavejian made 22 saves for EMPIRE STATE LEGENDS on 27 shots. EMPIRE STATE LEGENDS incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors.